Things you must have in your bag, or atleast say you do

[DDBowdoin]

I can only tee my balls up with hot pink tee's... I get a lot of strange looks, its my way of spooking my opponent

[3puttbert]

3 1/4 natural color tees
Italian Lira coin as a ball mark
Cameron ball repair tool
Lip Balm
Cash to settle up

[iacas]

Cameron ball repair tool

Eeek! No!

[BigAl5150]

Dozen golf balls, natural color golf tees, several divot repair tools from majors I have attended (currently using a ball marker from The Bull here ), bug spray, sunscreen, Titleist gloves (I really like these over the Footjoy models), Taylormade microfiber towel, R7 wrench, Rules of Golf (current year), various Sharpies and if its a golf outing with some college buddies of mine, a bottle of scotch or rum mysteriously materializes in my bag.

Of course, if you asked me during my college years, I would have included the 12 pack of fermented beverages!

[MaRx]

Interesting topic! I have to have 3 white ball markers in my pocket and I must be wearing my watch on my left wrist to help with wrist action (sounds dumb, but it works for me)... I guess I dont really need anything in my bag i guess...

[flopdarock]

i have the usual gear in my bag... but the one thing i have that nobody i play with has in their bag... is my san diego chargers medallian that my best friend that passed away gave me a long time ago... i have to have it

[Jay-Bird]

Nice resurrection of an old post!

I always have a new glove (still in the package) in the bag just in case. I like to have an extra pencil, red Tiger Gatorade, a lighter, at least 18 white tees, spare cash.

[Guest]

Always gotta make sure there are a few bucks for when the snack cart comes around. Nothin' like eatin' a hot dog with a beer while playin' a good ol' game of golf. That's pure happiness.
Of course, if you have one of these bad boys, you'll be even better off!

Now they just need to make one that dispenses hot dogs!

[PiKapp23]

Stuff that is always in/on my bag (when playing):

Clubs, duh
wallet, keys
Short sleeve rainshirt
Rainpants
Rainproof bucket hat
Cold weather knit cap
Golf Rules Quick Reference Guide
Yardage cards/books for several courses
rain gloves
small ball retriever
2 small spare towels (inside)
2 towels attached for regular usage (one to carry with me to ball and one on bag for cleaning clubs )
2-3 new gloves
2-3 gloves I am currently using
tees
balls (mostly good 'gamer' balls, but also have some old 'shag' balls
a couple pencils
Several ballmarkers and hat clips for ballmarkers
several ballmark repair tools
GPS abbreviation reference card
club cleaning brush (clipped on outside)
Ball marking sharpies (one clipped on outside/one inside -both red)
ball cleaner towel (which on really muddy days I carry in my left pocket)
bug spray
sunscreen

sometimes in bag:

umbrella
winter golf gloves
bag rain cover
gum, cough drops, Advil

Stuff I always carry on me during round:

3 golfballs in right pocket (prefer different numbers in case I need provisional, so it's easier to identify as provisional)
several tees of different lengths in right pocket
ballmarker on hat clip
ball mark repair tool in left pocket (and ballmarker when I'm not wearing cap)
GPS in case on belt (always on right side)


All of this stuff is a big reason why I do not carry my bag. I know I do not need to have all of this stuff with me all the time, but it's there when I need it. I have a large cart bag and it carries all of this stuff in a neat and organized manner so I never have trouble finding anything. I always either ride or use push cart (new ClicGear 2.0 cart for this year).

[Quinn07]

I don't really carry too much out of the ordinary in my bag.

1- An Irish Golf Blessing. I haven't played a decent round without it in my bad. Not Joking, might be because I am Irish...who knows.

2- A quarter that I had in a pile of change that I brought back from Belfast when I was there. Has straight edges, like a octagon.

3- A rule book

4- A nutrigrain bar and a banana.

5- A monk bag cover...covers the whole bag (I Recommend this if something is looking for a great bag cover for when it rains)

Plus the usual - balls, tees, etc.

[lumpuckeroo]

Over the years I have stripped down my bag to the very basics, especially with the advent of the zero restriction tees and magnetic ball marker. I only need a couple of tees, divot repair tool, balls, maybe a clif bar.

[Amoretti]

The only addition I have aside from the usual golf stuff is a silver 3 leaf clover that my parents brought back from Ireland for me. I keep it hooked up to where my towel ring is so I can rub it easily for good luck.

[mirv]

nothing out of the ordinary in my bag: clubs, two or three sleeves of golfballs, bag of tees. my mother got me a swiss army golf-knife for christmas that i keep on my keychain - has a small knife, divot repair, club cleaner, magnetic ball marker, even a pen for if you lose your regular pencil/pen for keeping score. it's the greatest little gizmo ever.

[David in FL]

Just about everything but the kitchen sink in my big ole honkin' staff bag.

The only thing that's different and really matters to me though is the old divot repair tool that I've had for 30+ years. Don't know what I'd do if I lost that silly thing.

One thing you'll never find in my bag is a white tee. No rational explanation, just won't use one.

[Norm3333]

I don't carry anything that strange except, I bought a bottle of DRY HANDS

I found out about this through WHAT's IN THE BAG - Stewart Cink

When I sweat of play in the rain, it really works to dry my hands out.

[wesmcnew512]

Nothing crazy. Keep all my trinkets like ball markers and divot tools and sharpies in a ziplock baggie. I carry 3 different color sharpies. Just in case other in the group are marked the same color I am using.. Oh and most all of the time i keep a funny shaped piece of blown glass and a lil wood box wit herbs in it..

[Three Putt]

A great FSU divot tool my kids gave me for my birthday 2 years ago.

and "dry hands" gel stuff, I don't wear a glove, so it's a must.

[4ringslvr]

I hate having things in my pocket so i try to keep as little as possible. 1 tee in the left and divot repair with ball mark in the right. Ball is in the fairway or on the green ; ) As far as in my bag, my staff bag I have pretty much everything rule book, yardage books for various courses, tees, a lot of balls, swing weight, jacket, extra towel, tape, waters, sandwich, cant think of anything else right now.

For my carry bag I try to keep it light, jacket, few extra balls, and some tape.